Niṭṭhitā khantī cāti imissā gāthāya atthavaṇṇanā.
Tapo cātigāthāvaṇṇanā
[11] Idāni tapo cāti ettha pāpake dhamme tapatīti taPo. Brahmaṃ cariyaṃ brahmacariyaṃ brahmānaṃ vā cariyaṃ brahamacariyaṃ. Seṭṭhacariyanti vuttaṃ hoti. Ariyasaccānaṃ dassanaṃ ariyasaccānadassanaṃ. Ariyasaccāni dassanantipi eke, taṃ na sunadaraṃ. Nikkhantaṃ vānatoti nibbānaṃ, sacchikaraṇaṃ sacchikiriyā, nibbānassa sacchikiriyā nibbānasacchikiriyā. Sesaṃ vuttanayamevāti ayaṃ padavaṇṇanā.
Atthavaṇṇanā pana evaṃ veditabbā:- tapo nāma abhijjhādomanassādīnaṃ tapanato indriyasaṃvaro, kosajjassa vā tapanato viriyaṃ, tehi samannāgato puggalo ātāpīti vuccati. Svāyaṃ abhijjhādippahānajhānādipaṭilābhahetuto maṅgalanti veditabbo.